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Tacoma, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- People living in Santa Barbara are 12.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Tacoma
 Tacoma, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock48.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.3%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic9.0%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.8%2.1%
 Lutheran2.4%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Methodist1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian8.4%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.3%0.9%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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